Colour

#CB84ED

#CB84ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CB84ED is a violet with RGB values 203, 132, 237 and HSL 281°, 74%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CB84ED#CB84ED

HEX#CB84ED

RGBrgb(203, 132, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5176, 0.9294

RGB percentages79.6%, 51.8%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(280.6, 74.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 44.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK14.3%, 44.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,337,837

CSS custom property--colour: #CB84ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#347B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F9CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#82A2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C893ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13 Orchid · ΔE 13.2 Medium purple · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 25.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6ED84

Analogous#9684ED, #ED84DB

Triadic#EDCB84, #84EDCB

Split complementary#DBED84, #84ED97

Tetradic#ED9784, #A6ED84, #84DBED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1DDFA

Lighter +10%#DEB0F4

Darker −10%#B858E6

Darker −20%#A52BE0

Darker −30%#881CBC

Darker −40%#681590

More saturated +25%#D172FF

Less saturated −25%#C596DB

Channel breakdown

R203

G132

B237

Red203 (79.6%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue280.57°

Saturation (HSL)74.47%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 84 · B ED

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